I have been wanting to try apple butter ever since I heard about it. Apple butter is basically a concentrated for of apple sauce where the sugar in the apples caramelizes and turns dark brown. It gets its name from the fact that it has a thick butter like consistency. Apple butter is pretty easy to make. You essentially just simmer some apples, sugar and spices until the the apples start to turn dark and then puree them. In addition to being easy to make the apple butter is really good. The apple butter that I made is disappearing quite quickly.
Apple Butter
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 11 hours Total Time: 11 hours 30 minutes Servings: 60
ingredients
- 10 apples such as Granny Smith (peeled, cored and sliced)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
directions
- Simmer everything in a pot until the apples are soft, most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce is thick and dark brown.
- Puree the mixture.
I enjoy apple butter too but I’ve never tried to make it. My time will come. Looks like yours turned out perfect!
With you and lyb’s recent posts, I really need to make some apple butter. It sounds so delicious!
Love apple butter! All fruit butters, really. Looks deeeeelicious.
It looks perfect, Kevin!
Kevin, you’ve convinced me to try this out…love the spice combo.
Looks delicious – I’ve never tried Apple Butter, was under the impression it had actual butter in it 🙂 no harm done, it looks seriously delicious. Might have to grab some apples next time I’m at the markets…
homemade apple butter is one of my favorite condiments of all time. i eat it with pretty much everything within reason–pancakes, biscuits, ice cream, pork chops, a spoon…
it’s good stuff. 🙂
Yummy! I’ve been wanting to make apple butter for a while. I even got a food mill just for that purpose!
ooohh!! I never thought to make this myself! I don’t think this would need an accompaniment, just a utensil, my index finger..
I have always wanted to try making my own apple butter. Yum!
Golly, you made your own – that’s ambitious. I admit I just buy it in a jar. Yours looks like good stuff!
Wasn’t it just the easiest thing to make? Such a treat too!
I’ve never heard of apple butter before this. On man, I wish I knew about it last autumn when I had so many apples from the tree in my garden I didn’t know what to do with them! 🙁 (There’s only so many apple pies/crumble/sauces that you could eat…) I’m making a note of this, thanks!
I LOVE apple butter and have also always wanted to try it…yours looks delicious and just might put me over the edge to finally attempt it!
I recently ran out of apple butter and haven’t yet replaced it. Now I am going to make my own! Thanks Kevin!
apple butter sounds awesome! will it be good to serve with something like pork chops??
i’ve heard of pistachio butter too, i think it’s a must-try x
I’ve never made apple butter – I didn’t realize it’s fairly easy to do. Yours looks a lot more appealing than any store-bought version. I’ll have to try making this when we pick apples next autumn.
I can’t wait to try this, Kevin! I love apple butter!
Oh apple butter is my future DIL’s weaknesses! I will have to try this for her! Ok, ok, for me too.
I love your photos!
Yum. I love apple butter. I will have to make some this fall.
I certainly need to try making this one! I love apple butter but have never tried making it!
I’m also a big fan of apple butter, but have never made it! I usually get some in the fall from one of the local apple farms. I may just make it myself next time! Total Yum!
This is perfect Kevin and I’ve always wanted to make my own apple butter. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I can’t count how many times I’d told myself I’d make this and never followed through on it. Now that i have a ton of empty jars, I’ll have to make this. I love the stuff!
i never realized that apple butter was so easy to make! i love the stuff…thanks for sharing this recipe 🙂
My Nana passed on a shortcut — start with a huge jar of store bought or homemade applesauce, pour into slowcooker with sugar and spices and heat through a few hours on low, adding moisture (water, cider, juice) if necessary. Also, apple butter is AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING spread on plain scrambled eggs/omelet. Try it, seriously, so many people think "yuck" but then they try it, and now some will not eat eggs any other way.